New world order and Decolonisation

What key term does not belong to Gandhi?

• India

• Civil disobedience

• Salt March

• Peaceful co-existence

The term the book uses that describes the justification European countries created for imperialism is...

• Moral authority

• White man's burden

• Colonialism

• Balance of power

Why did World War two become a turning point in European imperialism in Asia? Multiple answers are correct!

• It created a power vacuum

• Europe proved not capable to sustain an empire

• Japan stimulated nationalism in Asia

• Th US was against imperialism

this is....

• Sukarno

  (Indonesian nationalist leader)

• Hirohito (Japanese emperor)

• Gandhi (Indian nationalist leader)

• Willem Drees (Dutch prime-minister)

The United Nations played a big role in decolonisation? What right did they try to enforce?

Why did the Cold War make decolonisation complicated?

• The US and Soviet Union were against decolonisation

• The US wanted to prevent independent countries to become communist

• The US and Soviet Union fought over what countries could join their side

Why did ethical politics lead to nationalist movements?

• Through education people picked up on the idea of selfdetermination

• Through education people in Asia wanted more freedom

Ethical politics is one factor that contributed to nationalism. What is the other factor mentioned in your history book?

Why did the Dutch government call the military intervention (ingrijpen) 'police actions'?

• It was not so bad as in a real war

• It implied that they did not acknowledged Indonesia as another country

• They wanted to trivialise (afzwakken) the heaviness of the intervention

• They wanted to re-establish order, and that is what the police do

What is the correct order of events:

A. Indonesia independent

B. Police actions

C. United Nations are formed

D. India independent

E. World War Two ended

• E - B - C - D - A

• E - C - B - D - A

• E - B - C - D - A

• B - C - E -D - A